Arc welder&#39;s attachable cloth cap



United States Patent 3,412,406 ARC WELDERS ATTACHABLE CLOTH CAP Charles E. Blackbourn, 105 Lexington Ave., Bloomfield, NJ. 07003 Filed June 22, 1965, Ser. No. 466,129 1 Claim. (Cl. 28)

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A cloth work cap attachable to an arc welders helmet and having a front flap and rear tabs extending from the rim thereof, the flap and tabs being adapted to overlie the fiat headband of the helment and having end portions attachable to the crown of the cap by snap fasteners.

A conventional arc welders helmet comprises a generally circular, fiat headband, having an arcuate top strap secured thereto, said headband being pivotally attached to a spark shield. The strap is adapted to rest upon the top of the wearers head while the headband encircles the head in the plane of the forehead. Along with the helmet, it is customary to wear a cloth work cap. Heretofore, the cap and the helmet comprised separate, non attachable units. During the welding operation, the cap slips relative to the head and/or the helmet, thereby necessitating frequent, annoying adjustments thereof.

In accordance With this invention, the work cap is provided with means for attachment thereof to the headband of the helmet, whereby these members can be applied to, and removed from, the head as an assembled unit and whereby a proper orientation of the cap and helmet is maintained during the welding operation.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote like parts in the several views:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of a cap made in accordance with this invention;

FIGURE 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIGURE 3 is a rear elevational view thereof; and

FIGURE 4 is a side elevational view showing the cap attached to the headband of a helmet, portions of the helmet being broken away.

Referring now to the drawings, the cap comprises a crown provided with a plurality of spaced pleats 11 and terminating in a rim 12 formed of a double layer of the material. A front flap 13 and a pair of rear tabs 14, 15 have ends secured to the cap rim, said flap and tabs having a length of approximately 3 inches and preferably formed of a double layer of the material. The flap has a width of about 9 inches, taken along the cap rim, whereas the tabs each have a width of about 1 inches. These tabs are secured to the rim at points such that they will lie to the rear of and proximate to the arcuate, top strap of the helmet when the cap is attached to helmet headband, as will be described hereinbelow. Snap-fastener elements 16 are carried by the flap and the tabs, at the free ends thereof, and cooperating snap-fastener elements are carried by the crown, whereby the flaps and the tabs may be turned upwardly and fastened to the crown, as shown.

FIGURE 4 shows the cap attached to the headband 17 of a helmet 18, said headband having an arcuate, top strap 19 secured thereto. The front flap 13 and the two tabs are folded over the headband 17 and fastened to the cap crown 10 by means of the described snap-fastener elements, only the one tab 15 being visible in this particular view. It will be noted that this tab is positioned proximate to an end'portion of the top strap 19. Similarly, the other tab is positioned proximate to the other end portion of the top strap. Thus, it will be apparent that the two tabs limit the extent to which the cap can slide along the headband.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure Letters Patent is:

1. A work cap in combination with an arc welders helmet of the class comprising a support strap having ends secured to a flat headband, said cap comprising a crown terminating in a rim of increased thickness; an elongated front flap extending from said rim; a pair of rear, spaced tabs extending from said rim, said flap and said tabs each having a length exceeding that of the said headband; and cooperating snap-fastener elements carried by the crown and the said flap and tabs; the recited arrangement being such that the cap is attached to the helmet by means of said snap-fastener elements with said flap overlying a portion of the headband to one side of said support strap and the said tabs overlying portions of the headband to the other side of and proximate to the said support strap.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,057,205 3/ 1913 Yudelson 2205 1,512,128 10/1924 OBrien 2202 1,994,212 3/1935 Davis 2205 2,487,848 11/1949 Bowers 28 2,760,197 8/1956 Jones 28 JORDON FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

JAMES R. BOLER, Assistant Examiner. 

